David’s reign that apply directly to our own lives. First, no pursuit is more important than the cultivation of a godly family. And second, no character trait is more needed than genuine integrity. In his autobiography One Life, the brilliant surgeon who pioneered and performed the first heart transplant, Christiaan Barnard, tells how at the height of his discoveries and his outstanding career, he lost his home. It was a bright April morning when I drove out of Minneapolis, heading for New York.